December 10, 2012 in Division I
By Patrick Hayes Michigan State will host an alumni game at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Jenison Fieldhouse, and the rosters for the game (although they are subject to [...]
December 5, 2012 in Cover Story, Professional
By Patrick Hayes I’d wondered what former Flint Northwestern and Michigan State star and longtime NBA player Morris Peterson has been up to since we lost saw him on a [...]
November 28, 2012 in Division I
By Patrick Hayes Earlier this year, Steve Finamore wrote a great story about one of the most underrated players the state of Michigan has produced, the late Terry Furlow. Eric [...]
November 11, 2012 in Roundup
Our Sunday roundup of news from around the state. Detroit’s Jordan Crawford introduces the world to ‘steez.’ (DC Sports Bog) Jalen Rose once stole Patrick Ewing’s TV and VCR. (Ball [...]
November 7, 2012 in Division I
By Patrick Hayes Tom Izzo has always welcomed and sought out the advice of his former players during his tenure at Michigan State. But, via Chris Solari of the Lansing [...]
October 24, 2012 in Division I
By Patrick Hayes Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has a tendency to compare his young players to former Spartan greats, whether the comparison is always apt or not. Draymond Green [...]
September 4, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes Elite pass-first point guards like Chris Paul obviously make the players around them better, but D.J. Foster of Clipper Blog has an interesting look at just how [...]
August 16, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes One of my good friends is a Toronto Raptors fan. He lives a weird sports fandom existence. The Raptors are unique in that they’ve actually had a [...]
July 16, 2012 in High School
By Patrick Hayes The names of Flint basketball players who went on to successful college and pro careers are familiar ones. But the talented players who don’t make it out [...]
June 20, 2012 in Professional
By Patrick Hayes After potentially playing his way into the first round of the NBA Draft with a great senior season and a great combine, Draymond Green continues to impress [...]